Living Beyond Myself

Tiger Woods... three months ago, when that name was spoken, what came to mind? Success, money, fame, life at its best? How many people in the world would say Tiger has life at its best! Today, we all know he is in just as deep need of a Savior as you and I. Jesus calls us to abundant living, to la life greater than you or I can imagine! John 10:10 tells us this is why he came, so that we may have life and have it abundantly.

We often qualify abundant living by quantifying its presence. (If that statement made no sense, now you understand how my mind works... confusing statements over and over again... hang with me for a moment! :) ) In other words, we might recognize someone as living abundantly if they have an abundance of "x"(money, fame, cars, houses, pension, etc). Just ask yourself, do I view myself as living abundantly when I have much or have little? The day his story broke, Tiger most likely did not wake up that day thinking his life would change so quickly. Jesus calls us to something far greater than what can be destroyed, stolen, or lost in an instant.

Jesus' view of abundance comes not in quantity, but in quality. At Calvary over the following 4 weeks, we will be studying a series entitled, Living Beyond Myself. We will be looking at this paradox found in Scripture: To find real life, you must first lose it. We will have the opportunity to examine Jesus' life and teaching and test his claim that true fulfillment--genuine soul satisfaction--is found by offering up our gifts, talents, time and abilities to meet the needs of people all around us.

The world teaches that for one to find complete satisfaction in life you have to take care of #1. (yourself) But Christ teaches something very different... to find life in this world you must lose your life in Him. While so much more could be said, I would not want to spoil each lesson you will be learning in Sunday School and the worship services. I challenge you to make the next 4 weeks a priority and not miss what God has in store for you and I at Calvary.

See you Sunday!

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Malfunctioning Tweeter

My apologies if you read my blog and noticed some inappropriate comments on my Tweet column to the right... Apparently my account was "hacked" or malfunctioned in some way... I just noticed it and have since removed the entire Twitter Column until futher notice... I still Twitter under the username sethcarnes. Thanks!

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Christmas lights

The season of Christmas has officially begun! This is truly my favorite time of year... everything from the music, the lights, the trees, you name it about Christmas, chances are I love it! Our family just drove around town to look at the lights, sipping our hot coffee and chocolate along the way... such a fun time! I encourage you to do the same with your family or friends! Here is a little video of someone going all out for their Christmas decorations on their house.... Amazing Grace, with a little twist... enjoy! Merry Christmas!